Would you have suspicions about the genuineness of someone's Christian faith if you heard that he was pulling a wage in 2023 from the Kremlin, or on the government payroll in the days when King Herod was slaughtering the sons of Israel (Matthew 2:16-18), or was serving as … [Read more...] about Behind Enemy Lines
Faithfulness
Ezra #8 – To You and Your Children
Those who came back under Ezra tended to be from those families that had come back in 538 B.C. (Ezra 2). Is there a principle here that would give encouragement and hope to parents? The message here seems to be that covenant faithfulness tends to run in families. "Even over … [Read more...] about Ezra #8 – To You and Your Children
One War, Many Battles
The demands of Jesus for loyalty are total. He is the Lord of Lords. But if we try and deal with those demands in total, we are quickly overwhelmed. It is no different to our anxiety over clothes and food. If I begin to contemplate how I will feed my family several kilos of … [Read more...] about One War, Many Battles
And we are Fed
Hannah’s song in 1 Samuel 2 celebrates her answered prayer for a son. She has experienced a reversal of fortune. But her prayer moves out from there and anticipates a reversal of fortune for all of God's children. In her song, the mighty and feeble change places, the hungry … [Read more...] about And we are Fed
The 7th Commandment
The problem with adultery is not that it's a betrayal of trust, not that it is hurtful or inconsistent with living a good life. These all matter, but the crux is Christ. Marriage, in its fullest meaning, is an image of Christ and His bride. It sets forth who Christ is and His … [Read more...] about The 7th Commandment